Melissa ([info]beethatbumbles) wrote,
@ 2009-05-29 11:10:00
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UP!
UP comes out today! I cannot WAIT to see it again. Eeeee, I'm so excited, I'm so excited. You guys have to see it and tell me what you think.


Even though Carl is an old man, and I am a fairly young woman, I really identified with his character. Feeling like your life is over, feeling like you don't get to own your dreams...these are emotions I am well-acquainted with. A few months ago, when we went to Wondercon, we heard Pete Docter speak (and I got to meet him, OMG) and he said one of the recurring themes in UP is escape. Feeling like you have nothing left in your life and wanting to escape from it. These days, I feel like I don't have much of a life left. I want to escape.

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[info]thepinkcupcake
2009-05-29 06:58 pm UTC (link)
I saw it at the first showing this morning :) I absolutely LOVED it! I got choked up so many times throughout it (especially the beginning). I would have been crying, but I try my best to not do that at the theatre/public places :P

I thought it was great that Pixar brought in some more "adult" topics - Ellie not being able to bear children, Russell's father not being around, et cetera.

I thought Pixar did an amazing job on Kevin's plumage. It was gorgeous and so realistic. Not to mention the fact that she was hilarious.

I loved the movie. I can't wait to add it to my Pixar collection. I know pretty much all the movies word-for-word, since they're on any time I'm cutting stuff up/sewing, so it'll be nice to have a new one in the rotation ;)

OH! I almost forgot. The short at the beginng (Partly Cloudy) was so so so adorable. I loved it!

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[info]beethatbumbles
2009-05-29 07:15 pm UTC (link)
YAAAAAY YOU SAW IT NOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OH MY GOD.

I have no such compunctions about crying in public. Well. Not during Pixar movies. :P I am shameless. I still cry EVERY SINGLE TIME at the end of Monster's Inc, and I'm sure I've seen it almost a hundred times by now.

Partly Cloudy was really cute, but not their best short. But, what is? THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD ONES, AHHH.

I KNOW THEM ALL TOO! Except Cars. I don't really like Cars that much. It's a fun movie, but not quite on par with all the others.

I can't believe they showed Ellie dying. I can't believe they showed BLOOD. It was SO BOUNDARY PUSHING AND AWESOME. Pixar is so good at that.

Which is your favorite Pixar movie? In my opinion, Wall-E is their best movie, but Monster's is my favorite. I just really love the concept so much, and I found the relationship between Boo and Sully to be so sweet. But, I also like Ratatouille, of course. And Nemo. And Toy Story. And the Incredibles. And Toy Story 2. And a Bug's Life.

And now I have to wait a whole year to see the next movie.

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[info]thepinkcupcake
2009-05-30 04:37 am UTC (link)
I don't think I've seen many of the short films! I've been trying to remember all day at work which ones I've seen, and the only ones I recall are Partly Cloudy (obviously) and the old man playing chess. Are they on the DVDs? I never even bother to look at the extra stuff for DVDs, which is silly since I should with Pixar movies - I'm sure there's some really cool stuff on them.

Honestly, the first time I watched Cars I also wasn't much of a fan. But the more I popped it in when I was working on stuff, the more I really came to enjoy it and look forward to watching it. Now I love it.

Wall-E was a good one, but it was just so different. What with the lack of dialogue and stuff like that. I definitely thoroughly enjoyed it and own it (of course), but it doesn't hold the same ultra-cutesy-and-fun appeal of the other Pixar movies. Know what I mean? It's a great movie, though.

Monster's Inc is probably my favorite also :D The Incredibles and Finding Nemo also. It's so hard to choose a favorite with Pixar! I LOVE all of the movies. I haven't seen A Bug's Life since around the time it came out - I actually forgot it was a Pixar movie! I'm not even sure if I have the DVD (will have to remedy that this weekend). As much as I love rats, Ratatouille wasn't a huge hit with me. Maybe it's like Cars and it'll take a couple more viewings to get into.

Did you see that they're coming out with Toy Story 3 in 2010? I know I'll love it, but it just seems like it's been SO long since the other two came out, and the last one's ending seemed very much... an ending. I was just very surprised by that trailer today, and wonder why they decided to go back and pick up on that story.

I went to Barnes & Noble tonight and found a million Up books in the children section, it was insane. Like a wilderness guide, told by Russell. There was also a coloring book! I wanted to buy them all :P

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